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867 Boylston Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
200 Clarendon St, Floor 58, Boston, MA 02116
1 Salem Street, Suite 202, Malden, MA 02148
205 Newbury St, Suite 101, Framingham, MA 01701
28 State Street, Suite 2302, Boston, MA 02109
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185 Devonshire Street, Suite 601, Boston, MA 02110
125 High Street, Oliver Tower, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
150 Speen Street, Suite 201, Framingham, MA 01701
450B Paradise Road, PMB 166, Swampscott, MA 01907
173 South Main St, Middleton, MA 01949
One School Street, Beverly, MA 01915
401 Andover Street, Suite 201-B, North Andover, MA 01845
100 Cambridge St, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02114
370 Main St, Suite 900, Worcester, MA 01608
One International Place, Suite 2000, Boston, MA 02110
9 Middlesex St, Lowell, MA 01852
47 Harvard Street, Suite 200, Worcester, MA 01609
500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02108
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Massachusetts state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine